You can apply for this particular type of visa if you are parent of an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia or eligible New Zealand citizen living in Australia. This visa lets you to live in Australia temporarily or permanently. To apply for this particular visa, you must meet the balance- of- family test. It means, the majority of your children must meet the Australian residency requirements. Also you must be sponsored by one of your children residing in Australia for at least two years.

Parent visas are classified into two different categories based on the location of the application.

Applications lodged in Australia:

Parents living in Australia and lodge their application in Australia, can apply for following visas:

Aged Parents (subclass 804) (Permanent)*

Parent visa (subclass 103) (Permanent)*

Contributory Parent visa(subclass 864)(Permanent)

Contributory Parent visa (subclass 884)(Temporary)

Applications lodged from Overseas:

Parents living outside Australia and lodge their application from overseas, can apply for following visas:

Parent visa (subclass 103) (Permanent)*

Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143) )(Permanent)

Contributory Parent visa (subclass 173) )(Temporary)

* This type of visa was permanently closed to new applications on 2 June 2014.

Applicants for parent visas except Contributory Parent visas only pay an application fee , but there can be long waiting times of up to 13 years before their visas is approved, while Applicants for Contributory Parent visa should pay an application fee and Contributory fee, but their application waiting time is much shorter, up to 2 years, before their visa is approved.

Due to the complexity and too much details of Parent visas, for more information contact us to carefully assess your particular circumstances for these visas.

Our professional services for you:

Fully assess your eligibility for this particular visa and advise the most appropriate visa for you.

Provide advice and assistance relating the required documents to support your application.

Lodgment and processing of your application/s on your behalf in all processing bodies

If you need professional assistance or have questions please contact us